Here are the number of degrees Bihar CM aspirants hold. You'd be pleasantly surprised

As Bihar election results arrive, there's a lot of excitement over the next Chief Minister of the state. While the Grand Alliance has made their champion known - none other than current CM Nitish Kumar - the rest are aspirational, including the NDA.

But before we jump the gun and look forward to a new CM, or a repeat of the old, an important question to ask here is the good old one about their educational qualifications.

Nitish Kumar

The current superstar in the list of BJP CM aspirants, this 'other' Modi holds a B(Sc) degree from BN College, Patna University. He left his M(Sc) Botany studies to join the Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) movement.

Alliance - BJP + LJP + HAM + RLSP

Upendra Kushwaha

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Possibly one of the most educationally qualified of the Bihar CM aspirant crop, RLSP leader Kushwaha holds a B(Sc) from Patna Science College and an MA in Political Science from Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. He has also worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science in Samta College, Vaishali. The college is currently called Muneshwar Singh Muneshwari Samta College.

Shahnawaz Hussain

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Another well educated contender from the BJP camp is Prasad who holds a BA Hons and an MA in Political Science and an LLB degree, all from Patna University.

Alliance - BJP + LJP + HAM + RLSP

Nand Kishore Yadav

The Yadav face of BJP, Nank Kishore left his B(Sc) final year exams midway to join the JP movement.

Alliance - BJP + LJP + HAM + RLSP

Tariq Anwar

A direct competition for Shahnawaz Hussain, Anwar, who belongs to the NCP, holds a B(Sc) degree in Commerce from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya in Patna. He has been projected as a potential CM candidate for the alliance by none other than SP chief Mulayam himself.